From GLOBAL ECONOMY 2:28pm

US jobless claims trend at five-year low

Oil imports widen trade deficit

US POLITICS & POLICY 6:35am

Senator ends filibuster of CIA nominee

Rand Paul casts spotlight on debate over drone strikes

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:51am

Pension woes weigh on Illinois budget

Governor slams legislators over $96bn unfunded pension liability

From COMPANIES 12:57am

Holder says some banks are ‘too large’

Suspicion among lawmakers who believe some are ‘too big to jail’

US POLITICS & POLICY 10:26pm

Obama sits down with his foes

Republican senators invited to dinner to discuss goals

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 9:33pm

UK to train Syrian rebels

‘Technical assistance’ on offer but not weapons

Jurek Martin from COMMENT 8:33pm

Washington through Woodward’s eyes

In the alternative world of the world’s most famous reporter, DC would enjoy respect not disgust

US POLITICS & POLICY 7:06pm

Fed survey says US can absorb tax rise

All districts report growth but face threat of cuts

US POLITICS & POLICY 5:43pm

Jobs start to go as US sequestration cuts in

Across-the-board budget reductions claim early victim

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 6, 2013

US companies add 198,000 jobs

Private labour market resilient ahead of federal budget cuts

From LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Mar 6, 2013

Chávez as divisive in death as in life

Politicians’ responses range from sorrowful to disparaging

From ASIA-PACIFIC Mar 6, 2013

North Korea mixes Dennis with menace

US basketball star’s visit fits in with Pyongyang’s need

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

CIA nomination clears major hurdle

Brennan to provide congress with drone information

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 5, 2013

Obama woos foes on budget

Republican group invited for talks

Editorial from COMMENT Mar 5, 2013

Detroit’s bleeding

Michigan’s governor is right to announce radical surgery

From ASIA-PACIFIC Mar 5, 2013

US and China agree on N Korea sanctions

Measures underline frustration in Beijing with its ally

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 5, 2013

US services grow at fastest pace in a year

Index rises to 56 as new orders and exports accelerate

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 5, 2013

Student debt is a drag on US recovery

Fears that high loans will slow economic growth

From ASIA-PACIFIC Mar 5, 2013

US can pursue Deloitte’s China documents

Bid to get audit papers relate to fraud probe into Chinese group

US POLITICS & POLICY Mar 5, 2013

White House faces scrutiny over donor policy

Questions over ties to Organizing for Action group

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